Fiji’s Prostitution Problem
Victoria Adituraga; 17/6/08
Fiji’s Immigration Director speaks in an interview about the social problem that plagues not just Fiji, but the entire region. As reported by The Fiji Sun, its Chief of Staff, Cheerieann Wilson, had an interview with Mr. Viliame Naupoto, Fiji’s Director of Immigration, about the problem of prostitution in Fiji which has apparently become a ‘booming trade overnight’. According to the interview, the problem of prostitution is further enhanced by the fact that it is not just locals that are involved in the trade but also foreigners, especially foreign women, who come into Fiji under student visas but are involved in prostitution. In response to the question of how students are using the system to get into the country and engage in prostitution, Mr. Naupoto said that the abuse they are seeing is with the students coming in to study English.